“A 1970 legislative acorn has grown over the years into a judicial oak that has hindered infrastructure development ‘under the guise’ of just a little more process.” Justice Kavanah’s words in the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Seven County Infrastructure…
Traffic is the great equalizer in America. Whether you’re a Wall Street executive in a Cybertruck or a broke college kid in a fading hand-me-down, you’re stuck watching the same sea of brake lights flicker like cruel Morse code spelling…
Many people (including White House officials) believe that President Trump can simply remake the economy however he wishes. This is incorrect. While a president wields significant power when it comes to some economic policies, he cannot magically make the economy flourish….
In an era where trust in institutions crumbles beneath the weight of partisan judges and zealous prosecutors, a forgotten cornerstone of American liberty lies dormant: jury nullification. This is not a relic of arcane legal theory but a living, breathing…
With President Joe Biden’s term nearly over, federal agencies should be winding down activities for the year and preparing for enormous changes in their leadership and policy goals. However, one relatively small but powerful agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Board…
As Republicans ride triumphantly into the 119th Congress, they confront a choice on technology policy: free markets and free speech, or heavy-handed, censorial technocracy. On most issues, the GOP ranks stand united against the sorts of overspending and central planning…
The U.S. financial regulatory system is a labyrinth of overlapping, duplicative, dysfunctional, and costly federal government agencies badly in need of fresh review and overhaul. With the possible exception of the healthcare industry, there is perhaps no business sector more…
Of all the bags being packed in Washington over the next two months, some of the heaviest surely belong to the outgoing Chair of the Securities Exchange Commission Gary Gensler after he announced his resignation late last month. On Inauguration…
As Congress finishes its work for the 2024 calendar year, outgoing U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is racing to regulate algorithmic artificial intelligence (AI). Republicans are understandably wary. As House Speaker Mike Johnson put it, “We want to resist…
